ZIP Code 16239

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Forest County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 3,988
Median household income: $50,218
Median home value: $109,800

ZIP Code 16239 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Forest County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,988 residents. The median household income of $50,218 is in line with the Forest County median ($50,061).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 16239's population declined 19.5% from 4,952 to 3,988, while its median gross rent fell 7.2% from $881 to $818.

70.3% of workers drive to work alone. 79.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,988
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,218
Median home value: $109,800
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 2,260
Homeownership rate: 63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9523,988

Median household income

$38,506$50,218

Median home value

$90,200$109,800

Median gross rent

$881$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,952	$38,506	$90,200	$881
2020	4,458	$40,833	$87,000	$709
2021	4,321	$42,411	$90,600	$709
2022	4,059	$44,865	$101,200	$795
2023	3,988	$50,218	$109,800	$818

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 172.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3427.3%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	0.3%
5 to 17	104	2.6%
18 to 24	301	7.5%
25 to 34	1,088	27.3%
35 to 44	698	17.5%
45 to 54	530	13.3%
55 to 64	556	13.9%
65 to 74	456	11.4%
75 and over	245	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,626	65.8%
Black or African American	911	22.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.6%
Asian	27	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	102	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	299	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.2%

High school graduate53.4%

Some college or associate's19.3%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	544	15.2%
High school graduate	1,909	53.4%
Some college or associate's	689	19.3%
Bachelor's degree	316	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	115	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.8%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	489	70.3%
Carpooled	87	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	10.8%
Other means	40	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	394	63.4%
15 to 29 min	87	14.0%
30 to 44 min	57	9.2%
45 to 59 min	26	4.2%
60+ min	57	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 11.2% (179 of 1,600)

	Count	Share
Family households	415	55.4%
Nonfamily households	334	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	749	33.1%
Vacant	1,511	66.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	476	63.6%
Renter-occupied	273	36.4%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other14.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,785	79.0%
1-unit, attached	15	0.7%
2 to 4 units	22	1.0%
5 to 19 units	85	3.8%
20 or more units	19	0.8%
Mobile home & other	334	14.8%

ZIP Code 16239

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